Man stabbed in neck during fight at basketball court in High Point; suspect in custody

Man stabbed in neck during fight at basketball court in High Point; suspect in custody

Sheim Jhaquieze Bennett

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Police have a man in custody in connection with a stabbing that happened at a neighborhood basketball court Wednesday afternoon.

Police say Javotae Malik Murray was stabbed in the upper torso and neck at a basketball court on the corner of Furlough Avenue and Meredith Street during a fight.

Sheim Jhaquieze Bennett, 18, of High Point, was identified as the suspect in the stabbing.

He is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and attempted murder.

The incident was reported shortly after 3:30 p.m.

Murray was transported by EMS to High Point Regional with a “very serious injury to the neck and shoulder area,” according to Capt. Mike Kirk. He has undergone surgery and is listed in serious condition.

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deerslayer

Nic

That was a very ignorant comment, just because the fight happened at a basketball cout dosent make it about basketball. Of course the only word you could think of was “hood rat” . Not an” i hope hes okay” but hood rat wow